Telehealth in Loddon Mallee Shared Services PhD Scholarship

Scholarship code: SRS-24009

Expression of Interest: Telehealth PhD Scholarship

La Trobe University and Loddon Mallee Shared Services are partnering to offer a PhD scholarship for three and a half years for an allied health professional or nurse employed within a health service in the Loddon Mallee region.

The focus of this scholarship will be on telehealth – and how telehealth can play a greater role in health service provision to the Loddon Mallee communities, with an aim to improve the health of these communities.The scholarship and partnership are designed to equip the successful candidate with the relevant skills and experience to design and conduct research, and apply their findings to real world contexts.

The successful candidate will work on the project with their supervisors at La Trobe University and co-supervisors from Loddon Mallee Shared Services and will ideally be employed by a health service in the Loddon Mallee region for one day per week to work clinically or in their usual role.

The telehealth project topic will be determined by Loddon Mallee Shared Services in collaboration with La Trobe University and will have sufficient scope to result in an examinable thesis, which the successful candidate will produce to fulfil the requirement of their degree.

• a stipend scholarship for three and a half years, with a value of $38,497 p.a. in 2024
• a fee-relief scholarship for up to four years
• an allowance of up to $2,250 p.a. for consumables and travel to conferences
• opportunities to work with La Trobe's outstanding researchers, and have access to our suite of professional development programs

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:

• meet the entrance requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy
• be an existing staff member within a health service in the Loddon Mallee region
• be available to commence the PhD in early 2024
• not be receiving another scholarship greater than 75 per cent of the stipend rate for the same purpose
• be an Australian and New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident

In selecting successful applicants, we prioritise applications from candidates who:

• will be enrolled full-time and undertaking their research at a La Trobe University campus
• have completed a Masters by Research or other significant body of research, such as an honours research thesis or lead authorship of a peer-reviewed publication, assessed at a La Trobe Masters by research standard of 75 of above

Please also note, the successful candidate will be required to meet health service requirements in the Loddon Mallee region for working on site, which will include a police check, Working With Children Check (WWCC) and immunisation requirements.

If you wish to apply for this scholarship follow Step 3 and 4 to submit your full application for scholarship and candidature. You are not required to include a research proposal as part of your application.

Select the 'Graduate Research - Specialist Research Scholarship' scholarship option when prompted in the application portal, and use the scholarship code SRS-24009.

Please note - as part of your application you are not required to identify a potential supervisor - Professor Carol McKinstry is the designated supervisor for this project.

If shortlisted for this project, you will be required to complete an interview as part of your application.

The University will carefully review your application and consider you for this scholarship. The successful candidate will be made an offer of candidature and scholarship.

You will be advised of an outcome in April 2024.

Professor Carol McKinstry, [email protected]